Kobe - Meaning of Kobe

1: Kobe's origin is African-Swahili, and its use, English and Japanese. It is derived literally from the word kobe which is of the meaning 'tortoise'. Variants of Kobe include Coby, Jakobe (English), Ko, Kobee (English), Kobey (English), and Kobi.

2: Kobe is used chiefly in the Japanese language and its origin is also Japanese. Its meaning is from the element 'kobe'. The first name is derived from the name of the city of Kobe in Japan, noted for its quality Kobe beef. The name is well-known from the basketball player Kobe Bryant (1978-), whose name was inspired by the culinary dish.

In addition, Kobe is a variant of Jacob (Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian) in the English and Japanese languages.

Kobe is an uncommon baby name for boys. At the modest height of its usage in 2001, 0.075% of baby boys were given the name Kobe. Its ranking then was #222. The baby name has since fallen from favor, and is today of infrequent use. In 2012, within the group of boy names directly linked to Kobe, Jacob was the most popular.